Ibibuno bya Silicone byiyongereye cyane ku isoko rya Afurika

Mu maduka y’ubwiza i Lagos, muri studio zikora ubucuruzi bwa elegitoroniki i Johannesburg, no mu masoko y’imideli i Dakar, ikintu cyigeze kuba ikintu cy’ingenzi kirimo gufata umwanya wa mbere mu ibanga—kongeraho ibyuma bya silicone. Mu myaka ya vuba aha, hakenewe cyaneikibuno cya siliconeIzamuka ry’ibiciro ku isoko rya Afurika ryariyongereye cyane, aho abaguzi benshi, kuva ku banyamideli bo mu muhanda kugeza ku bagore basanzwe bakora akazi, babashyira mu bwiza bwabo no mu mikorere yabo. Iki kintu si impanuka, ahubwo ni ingaruka zitari gukemurwa zo kugaruka k’umuco w’ubwiza bw’Abanyafurika bo mu gace runaka, kwiyongera kw’abaturage bo mu rwego rwo hagati, no guhanga udushya mu gushyira ibicuruzwa mu mwanya wabyo.

Icyizere cy'ubwiza cyagarutse: Imiterere yuzuye ituma abantu bakenera cyane

Mu buryo bw'ubwiza bwa Afurika, ishusho yuzuye yahoraga ari ikimenyetso cy'ubuzima, imbaraga, n'ubwiza. Mu birori gakondo bya Zulu, imiterere y'ikibuno cy'umugore ifatwa nk'ikimenyetso cy'uburumbuke n'imibereho myiza y'umuryango; imyenda gakondo y'Abayoruba bo muri Afurika y'Iburengerazuba, "Agbada," ishimangira nkana ubwiza bw'imiterere y'ikibuno binyuze mu guhuza ikanzu yo hanze irekuye n'imyenda y'imbere ifunze. Uku gukunda ubwiza, gushingiye ku ngirabuzima fatizo z'umuco, ntikwigeze gucika mu muryango wa none; ahubwo, byarushijeho kugaragara uko icyizere cy'umuco cyazamutse. Mu bihe byashize, abagore b'Abanyafurika bishingikirizaga cyane ku kudoda no gushushanya imyenda gakondo kugira ngo bongere imiterere yabo. Kuvuka kw'imyenda ya silicone itanga igisubizo cyoroshye kandi karemano. Bitandukanye n'amasoko yo mu Burayi na Amerika ashyira imbere isura "ishimishije cyane", abaguzi b'Abanyafurika bakunda ibicuruzwa bihuye n'imiterere y'umubiri wabo - imiterere y'ibanze yagutse, amabara menshi ajyanye n'uruhu rwijimye, n'ibikoresho bya silicone bisa n'ibinure karemano. Ibi bisobanuro bikemura neza ibibazo by'ubwiza bw'aho hantu. Umunyamakuru w’ibyamamare wo muri Nijeriya, Amara, yagize ati muri videwo ye ya TikTok, “Ibi si ukwigana ubwiza bw’ibihugu by’iburengerazuba, ahubwo ni uburyo bwo gutuma imikurire yacu karemano irushaho kuba myiza.” Iyi videwo yakunze abantu barenga 500.000, byemeza ko ibi bicuruzwa bihuye cyane n’umuco w’ubwiza bw’aho hantu.

Iterambere ry'Ubukungu n'Imiyoboro: Kongera imbaraga z'abaguzi no kubona abaguzi

Iterambere ryimbitse ry’ibishyimbo bya silicone mu matako ntabwo ritandukaniye n’iterambere ry’ubukungu bwa Afurika n’iterambere ry’isoko ry’abaguzi. Nk’ubukungu bukomeye muri Afurika, isoko rya Nijeriya ryita ku bwiza n’ubwiza bw’umuntu ku giti cye riteganijwe kugera kuri miliyari 10.17 z’amadolari y’Amerika mu 2025, aho abakiriya bakiri bato bari hagati y’imyaka 15 na 44 barenga 45%, naho abaciriritse bafite igipimo cy’izamuka rya 8% buri mwaka. Aba baturage bafite ubushobozi bwo kugura buhamye kandi biteguye kwishyura ibicuruzwa byongera isura yabo bwite. Ibishyimbo bya silicone mu matako, nk’igicuruzwa gishushanyije ku giciro kiringaniye (igiciro cyo mu rugo ahanini kiri hagati ya $30 na $80), bikwiranye neza n’ahantu baruhukira.

Kwinjira kw'imiyoboro y'ubucuruzi bwa elegitoroniki byafunguye inzira ikomeye yo gukura kw'isoko. Afurika ifite abakoresha interineti miliyoni 646, kandi GMV ya TikTok Shop muri Nijeriya yiyongereyeho ibirenga 150% buri mwaka, bituma ubucuruzi bwa elegitoroniki bugaragara nk'umuyoboro ukomeye wo kugurisha ibicuruzwa by'ubwiza. Imiyoboro y'ubucuruzi bwa elegitoroniki ntikuraho gusa inzitizi z'akarere, ikemerera abaguzi bo mu turere twa kure kugura byoroshye, ahubwo inagabanya umubare w'abaguzi bafata ibyemezo binyuze mu buryo bw'ibirimo nko "isuzuma ry'abakiriya" n' "ibyerekanwa bishingiye ku mimerere." Amakuru aturuka kuri urubuga rwa elegitoroniki rwo muri Afurika y'Epfo rwa Takealot agaragaza ko mu 2024, gushakisha amagambo ajyanye no "gushushanya silicone" byiyongereyeho 320% uko umwaka utashye, aho 60% by'abatumiwe baturuka mu mijyi itari iy'ingenzi.

Hagati aho, kunoza imiyoboro y’ibikoresho byo mu gace runaka byarushijeho kwagura isoko. Amasosiyete amwe, ashingiye ku bunararibonye afite mu gukora ibikoresho by’isuku mu gace runaka, yagabanyije ikiguzi cyo gukora ibikoresho bya silicone kugeza kuri kimwe cya gatatu cy’ibicuruzwa byo mu Burayi no muri Amerika, bituma ibicuruzwa byayo birushaho kuzamuka ku giciro cyiza. Uku guhuza "guhenda cyane no guhuza neza" byatumye ibikoresho bya silicone biva ku gikoresho cy’imideli kijya mu mahitamo y’abaguzi basanzwe.

Udushya n'Iyubahirizwa ry'Ibikorwa: Inzira Idasubirwaho Igana Ku Iterambere ry'Isoko

Iterambere rusange ry'isoko rya silikoni muri Afurika ryatanze inkunga y'ikoranabuhanga ku bicuruzwa byatewe mu matako. Mu myaka ya vuba aha, isoko rya silikoni muri Afurika ryageze ku gipimo cya miliyari mirongo z'amadolari. Ubushakashatsi ku bikoresho n'iterambere ryibanda ku mutekano no kumererwa neza, aho silikoni irinda ubushyuhe bwinshi kandi ishobora guhumeka neza mu buvuzi ikoreshwa cyane mu rwego rwo kwita ku buzima bw'umuntu ku giti cye. Mu gukemura ikibazo cy'ubushyuhe muri Afurika, ibigo byatangije kandi ibicuruzwa bifite imyobo yo guhumeka, bikemurira ikibazo cyo kudakoresha ubushyuhe mu bicuruzwa gakondo bya silikoni. Ku bijyanye no guhuza amabara, ibigo bikuru byatangije amahitamo arenga atandatu y'uruhu, akubiyemo amabara kuva ku mukara woroshye kugeza ku mukara wijimye, ahura n'ibyo abantu batandukanye bakeneye.

Uko isoko rigenda rikura, kubahiriza amategeko byabaye ikintu cy'ingenzi mu iterambere ry'inganda. Ibihugu byinshi bya Afurika byashyizeho uburyo bukomeye bwo kugenzura ubwiza. Kameruni, ikurikije amahame y'Umuryango w'Ubukungu w'Ibihugu bya Afurika y'Iburengerazuba (ECOWAS), yashyizeho imipaka ikomeye ku bipimo by'ibyuma biremereye by'ubwiza—lead ≤10ppm, mercure ≤1ppm—kandi igipimo cyo kugenzura gasutamo cyariyongereye kigera kuri 15%. Iri hinduka ryatumye ibigo bishimangira igenzura ry'ubuziranenge, bituma icyemezo cya CEEAC (Icyemezo cy'Umuryango w'Ubukungu w'Ibihugu bya Afurika yo Hagati) kiba ingenzi mu kwinjira mu masoko y'ingenzi. Mu 2024, ibigo 23 bitujuje ibisabwa bya silikoni byashyizwe ku rutonde rw'ibicuruzwa byabugenewe, mu gihe ibicuruzwa byujuje ibisabwa byakoresheje inyungu yabyo mu kongera umugabane ku isoko.

Icyerekezo cy'ejo hazaza: Kuva ku gushushanya ibikenewe kugeza ku gaciro ko kunoza uburyo umuntu yigaragaza

Iterambere ryaikibuno cya silicone cyo muri AfurikaIsoko ry’inyongeramusaruro si iterambere ry’igihe gito, ahubwo ni intambwe irambye iterwa no kuzamura ibyo umuntu akoresha no kunguka umuco. Mu gihe kizaza, hamwe no gukoresha ikoranabuhanga rya 3D scanning mu guhindura ibicuruzwa, inyongeramusaruro za silicone zikozwe ku giti cye zizaba ahantu hashya ho gukura—ibicuruzwa byagenewe amakuru y’umubiri w’abaguzi bishobora kurushaho kunoza imiterere n’imiterere karemano. Muri icyo gihe, kwiyongera k’ubusabe bw’abagabo mu gushushanya imiterere y’inyongeramusaruro bizafungura amasoko mashya. Ubushakashatsi ku isoko rya Afurika y'Epfo bwerekana ko kugurisha ibicuruzwa bya silicone by’abagabo byiyongereyeho 95% uko umwaka utashye mu 2024, bigaragaza ko ikoreshwa ry’inyongeramusaruro “ridafite aho ribogamiye ku gitsina”.

Icy'ingenzi kurushaho, ibi bicuruzwa birimo kurenga imiterere yabyo yoroshye yo "gushushanya", bikaba inzira yo kwigaragaza kw'abagore b'Abanyafurika. Muri iki gihe cyo kwiyongera k'ubukangurambaga ku buringanire, gukundwa kwa silicone buttock implants bigaragaza ko abagore baharanira "ubwiza bwihariye" - batagengwa n'amahame amwe y'ubwiza, ahubwo bakoresha ikoranabuhanga kugira ngo bigenzure isura yabo. Nk'uko Wanjiru, uharanira uburenganzira bw'abagore muri Kenya, yabivuze, "Ubushobozi bwo guhitamo ubwiza buri mu biganza byacu, kandi ni bwo buzima nyakuri bw'iri soko."